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A force that arises when one macroscopic body presses against another. |
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When one macroscopic body encounters another, the bodies cannot simply pass through each other. Instead, their contact results in a change in the motion of each body. Because contact forces are so common in mechanics, there are several important special cases of contact forces that are commonly encountered. |
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When a person purposefully presses against another object, the resulting contact force is often called an applied force.
Normal Force
An object in contact with a surface will always be subject to a contact force that has a component perpendicular to the surface. That perpendicular component guarantees that the object will not pass through the surface. It receives the special name of normal force, derived from the mathematical meaning of normal (perpendicular).
Friction
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